Rain guard for automobile hoods



1,635,746 1927 M. P. FISHBURN RAIN GUARD FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS Filed Dec. 4. 1924 I5 Sheets-Sheet l I 12 illlllllllllllllllllllllllll I i J] Z6 awucmtoz July 12, 1927. 1 635,746

M. P. FISHBURN RAIN GUARD FOR AUTOMOBILE HOODS Filed Dec. 5 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jul 12, 1927.

- 1,635,746 M. P. FISHBURN RAIN GUARD FoR AUTOMOBILE aoons F d 4. 1924 3 sheets-Sheet 5 I I I L JZ.

Patented July 12,1927. a

time s'rA'rss MOSES :e. rrsnnnnn, or CARTHAG'E, ivizssonnr."

RAIN GUARD Foe AU'roMoBILn noon's.

Application filed December t, 1924. Serial No) 753 967.-

. set close enough to the hood to, eii'ectually catch all leakage and prevent it from flowing over onto the wires to be protected.

Another object is to construct a guard of this character so that either or both sides of the hood cover may be lifted without moving the-position of the drain trough permitting the drain trough to remain always in proper positionito catch the leakage.

VViththe foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention hereindisclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing trom'the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a longitudinal section of an automobile engine hood with this improved guard shown inside elevation and in operative position therein;

Fig. 2 1S 2. top plan view, one center joint projecting trough;

Fig. 3 is a similar View of the trough whichconnects the leakage from the center through and discharges it at the side of the engine; j

Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective View;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a similar view showing a slightly different form of the invention;

Fig. 7 is a'view similar to Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a transverse section showing a diflerent form of trough for conducting the dripwatertrom the center through to the side of the car; I I c Fig. 9 is a perspective view of this trough detached;

form of F ig. l0 is-a longitudinal section showingstill another form of the-invention; i

e 1,1 is a transverse section thereof;

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal section through a Ford car hood showing a different form of trough;

Fig. 13 is a top plan view of the trough detached; l s

= Fig. 14 is a transverse section' ta-ken on line 1 i14 of 12; and

Fig. 15 is a similar view taken on the line 1515 of Fig. 12. I

Engine hoo'ds'for automobiles and particula-rly those used in Ford cars, are formed oif hinged sections and the pointat which these sections arehinged is generallyat the top of the hood so that during stormy weather, rain percolates through theopenings at the hinged: joints and drops onto the spark plugs; This results indestruction of the insulation and short circuiting of the plugs.

In many forms of automobiles an opening is provided at the juncture of the cowl and the-hood through which'the water passes falling onto the conducting wires which eX- tend from the coil box destroying the insulation and interfering with the ignition system of the car. It is to overcome these objectionable features that this invention is designed. I II i h In the embodimentillustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 a trough 1 is'arranged above the spark plugs'S soas to catch the water which leaks through the joints between the hood sections and conduct this water away to prevent it from contact with theconducting wires. This trough 1 preferably-increases in depth andwidth from its inner end 2 toward the radiator or outer end 3 and discharges at the end 3 into a transversel'yarranged trough 10.- v I -B'rackets or hangers 4: are arranged atlongitudinally spaced intervals on the trougli 1 preferably at the ends thereof and span the space between the edges of the trough. These hangers are provided with loops 5 through which thero'd 6 which connects the hood sections is designed to passand by means of which the troughis supported below the hinged connection of the sections in position sothat it will": not interfere with,

opening of either section yet will be sufiiciently'close to catch the drip water leaking through the joints.

of the hood at the radiator end thereof is shaped as shown in Fig. 2-3 to adapt it to he attached along its straight edge ll to the radiator by bolting or soldering. llhis trough has an upstanding flange 12 along its edges and tapers toward its discharge end 13. This end is positioned so as to discharge the water conducted into it. from trough 1 into the grease pan of the auton1ohile where it will not come in contact with any ignition wires.

11 Fig. 6 the hood section let has its hinge connected edge bent do\\'nw=.u'dl r and shaped to form a trough 15 which is designed to lie under the center rod (1 which connect-z the two hood sections and said trough is so proportioned so as to catrh all leakage oi" the oints between the sections and is adapted to conduct it and discharge it into the trough l0 shown in the other figures. To connect the hood section Lt with the center rod (3 a strip of metal 16 is welded or otherwise secured to the trough at its inner upper edge and whieh is provided with knuckles or hearings 18 to receive rod ti. As shown the strip 16 has a right-angular llanged 1i" which is designed for attaching it to the trough. The seam which connects the strip 16 with the hood section Li heing located in such close proximity to the hinged eonneetion ot the two sections is not notieeahle.

This rain guard 1112i; also he made douhle as shown in Fig. 7 that is each of the hood sections 1-11: and 20 may he prorided along their meeting edges with troughs 15 and which are lo iated one within the other to permit the tree turning of the hood sections in opening and closing thereof. The strip 16 similar to strip 16 except that it provided with two flanges 17 and ti one oil which is soldered or secured otherwise to trough 15 while flange Lt? is soldered to trough 21.

lo the torn] shown in Figs. t and t) the transversely arranged trough ll" is nuulev straight with the hotloin 22 thereof extend ed longitudinally and said extension hent rearwardl to form a loop 23 adapted to extend orer the shoulder attached to the hack side of the radiator to receive the con necting rod reaehii'ig from the radiator to the dust L. The other end oi the trough has the upright side ill thereof extended as shown at 5.25" and which is :iperlurrd as shown at 36. raid exteudeiil end heing de signed to he bent and holted to the radiator thus avoiding the necessity of" soldering the trough to the radiator. 'l'his trounh lt 1 my he ol a width and length regulated net-ording to the make of car in connection with which it is to he used.

Tn the form shown in l 'igs. it) and it the trough 27 which is designed to he located under the hinged connection ol the hood rectioas 3t) and ill, is l'ornuul hy hetnling the inner edge ol. sertion Ill) to term the trough iii. trurl; out from the trough 27 are tongues which are rolled to 't'orni hearings 25) to receive the hinged pintles G. This slrihizig out oi the tongues leaves openings in the trough which are closed hy soldering or otherwise securing a. metal strip 32 around the outer or inner face ol the trough. ll r so cons?rut-ting the trough a fourth partoi the hood eoi'er ma) he made in one solid piece of material inchuling the trough.

in the loiin shown in l igs. 12 to l5 the rough It? constructed ot a sheet of rust irool' metal of suitahle length and is bent ongitudinall r at one side of its incdian ongitudinal line as shown at filo and has one o-: hent downwardl at right angles to oriu an attaching linger or plate 37. This date t? has an open longitudinal slot 38 t its free end which is designed to lit over l l l n-aee rod ll which connects the dash and 1 ti rdialer ot' a Ford car, hetween the lock nut,

and the dash. the not serving to elainp the trough to the dash.

.i clip 38 is carried hy the lower face of trough as near its itront end and is de- U said end to rod ll as shown l5. iis construction of the trough with one ride higher than the other insures the catching ot' the drip water and directs it to the transverse discharge trough. The right; angular linger Eli which straddles rod l t in reiniertion with the clip Elli which lies close to the taco ol the trough operate to hold the trough at an incline tilting downward from the rear toward the trout ot' the engine hood.

The *l'ront: end ol' trough 35 has a longitudinal 'roore :39 tornaed in its l w ,r face to form a seat to lit; orer the rod It.

This torni o't'j' trough is very simple and can he easily and quit-lily attached to a Ford car without changing the construction in any way.

l rlaiin i l. rain guard l'or autoniohile hoods ineluding); a od porti n ruihcnlring a trough having a loop at one end. said loop adapted to accommodate the rod of an autoiuohile hood. said trough haring an aperturetl [hinge at its opposite end For eonueetitni with the radiator diwporwd adiarent to the Forward end ol' the hood. ea d trough l'ieiuti' mnislruoted trout a single sheet o'l metal with the hottoin extended at one end to form the loop and its side extended at the other rod to iliorni the attaching flange.

ln testimony that l claitn the loreggjoiiu'r llE-Z my own. i hare hereto attired my H"... 'llitl,lt1'0. MOSHE? l". FIEl-IBURN.

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